Shrewsbury River

The Shrewsbury River is an 8-mile-long stream and navigable estuary in central New Jersey. The river extends from Oceanport to its confluence with the Navesink River estuary, then entering 1 mile north in a narrow channel to Sandy Hook Bay in Highlands. The estuary is protected from the open Atlantic Ocean on its eastern side by the barrier peninsula of Sandy Hook, and resort communities on the peninsula include Sea Bright and Monmouth Beach. On the inner side of the estuary, the community of Rumson is one of the wealthiest communities in the United States.